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What prefixes go with change?

Here are some prefixes that commonly go with "change" and their meanings:

General Change:

* un- - reversal or absence of change (unchanged, unchangeable)

* re- - to do something again, often to change it (re-change, rearrange)

* pre- - before a change (pre-change, pre-planning)

* post- - after a change (post-change, post-industrial)

* trans- - across or beyond change (transchange, transform)

Specific Types of Change:

* inter- - between or among changes (interchange, interact)

* intra- - within a change (intrachange, intrapersonal change)

* ex- - out of or from a change (exchange, exodus)

* over- - too much change (overchange, overestimate)

* under- - not enough change (underchange, underestimate)

* counter- - opposite of change (counterchange, countermand)

* co- - together in change (co-change, cooperate)

Other Possibilities:

* multi- - many changes (multi-change, multifaceted change)

* auto- - self-change (autochange, automation)

* meta- - change in the way of change (metachange, metacognition)

* de- - removal of change (de-escalate, de-activate)

Note: Some of these prefixes can also be used with other words besides "change," creating a wide range of related terms.

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